Pink Floyd DSOTM 30th SACD Retains SQ mix in stereo layer!*

You still could have the Quad mix folded down to stereo on a CD. It wouldn't be 4 channels, though, of course.

 

There is an *erm* "unofficial" DVD-A with the discrete Parson's Quad mix in 4.1. No redbook CD that I know of.

 

Yes you could, but the OP clearly stated that he was able to decode the quad mix with an outboard SQ decoder.

 

Although we do not talk about these here at the forum, I own a "street" copy made from a needledrop of an old quad vinyl disc.

 

It does not exist on CD, but you could make a copy for yourself by doing a needledrop and using simple software that easily attainable; NERO for example can burn a copy of this onto DVD, but not CD.

 

Sorry to spoil the fun, but it is NOT the SQ mix. No way.
Any stereo CD will do weird things when run through an SQ/QS/DPLII, etc decoder. You'll go "Hey, listen to that".

WRONG.

 

+1

Mark these words.

 

thanks for the hint but my old SQ vinyl is full of noises, have more than 35 years and don't deserve the work.
i upsample the 5.1 SACD to DVD-A(with Chrome) and i hear this upsample and the A.Parsons version more than others versions.

cheers!

 

Right!

 

one more with you, no way and you used the rights words...
"weird things" happens in DPLII decoder.

 

That's just a matter of expression.

 

oh yes,
the expression was used with good taste, fun and is what really happens in my decoder(stereo in DPLII).

 

SQ is a type of matrixed format, so all it needs for "storage" purposes is a stereo format: a CD, an LP or a cassette. The actual quad signals - front left & right and left & right rear - are generated by the SQ decoder.

If someone wants to, they can send the output of their quad decoder to something with DTS encoding capability, for example something like the DTS-610 sold by Creative.

 

This is a better mix than the SACD. They should have just used this for the 5.1 layer on the SACD.

 

I have a copy of the Floyds, Dark Side SQ on Vinyl.